Republican blogger and MTSU student Matthew Hurtt exposes Rep. Donna Rowland (R-34) as one of the worst legislators on Capitol Hill. In his blog post today Hurtt says Rep. Rowland has failed to take a position on legislation by voting “present” 82% of the time.
That means Rep. Rowland has failed the people of the 34th district of Rutherford County 82% of the time.
The site tracks the voting history of all the members of the Tennessee General Assembly, and as of just a few moments ago, here’s what Representative Rowland’s voting record looked like for the current Session. Of the 209 votes recorded at Tennessee Votes:
Representative Rowland voted ‘Aye’ on 34 of 209 votes cast.
Representative Rowland voted ‘Nay’ on 2 of 209 votes cast.
Representative Rowland voted ‘PNV’ on 173 of 209 votes cast.What this means is, out of 209 votes recorded by Tennessee Votes, Representative Rowland was present in the House Chamber but voted ‘Not Voting’ on 82.77% of the time. On just over 17% of votes did she vote either ‘Aye’ or ‘Nay.’
In comparison, Representative Glen Casada voted ‘PNV’ on just 1 of the 209 posted. Representatives Curt Cobb, Joe Carr, and Kent Coleman missed 0 (zero) votes. It should be noted that these votes were House Resolutions or House Joint Resolutions.
Rep. Rowland’s disgraceful record fails those in her district eager for a leader that will stay busy fighting for them in the state legislature. Rutherford County deserves a Representative for the 34th House District who will stand up and be counted 100% of the time, not 17% of the time.
Contact Rep. Rowland and tell her to get back to work for the people of the 34th district.
Rep. Donna Rowland
207 War Memorial Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243-0134
Phone (615) 741-2804
Fax (615) 253-0322
rep.donna.rowland@capitol.tn.gov
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It’s sad that Rowland was in the chamber 100% of the time but was only willing to take a position 17% of the time. Is this because she didn’t want to go on record on the issues or she didn’t take the time review the legislation? Why did Rowland run for state office? Was it to take care of the people of the 34th district or to add Rep. before her name and (R-34) after it?
I called her office and asked that she start doing her job. Her secretary’s response was that Rowland wasn’t in on Friday.
I wrote Rep. Rowland, who is my representative, and asked her to explain this to me. I’m not sure I’d give an employee that chance if they only worked 17% of the time, but I’m willing to hear Rep. Rowland’s excuse. My district does deserve a more accountable and responsive representative than this, and I’m ready to support whoever that candidate might be.
In my opinion, Donna Rowland thought she knew what people of the 34th wanted when she first ran, NO TAXES! However, what she didn’t realize was that after that vote all those years ago, she would have to keep working. It cannot be easy to squeeze in all that reading and research given the state of her personal life. I feel sad for her, she ran on family values, pledging to vote for an amendment to ban gay marriage, then of all things she has to deal with her husbands secondary proclivities, then begins dating that Ronnie person. Isn’t it time to pack it in, Donna? You can go back to leading a quiet, less public version of life, and leave the truly difficult work ahead to those that can form an opinion of their own!
You bunch of whining crybabies. Look no further than your president, Obama, who didn’t even fill a complete Senate term, and then punctuated his votes (at least the ones that weren’t far-leftist, the farthest left of any President) with PNV’s.
Donna Roland is there for the important votes, the ones that matter. She does a fine job AFAIC; and I’ll continue to support her, over any Democrat.
You can delete these posts if you like. Doesn’t matter; I have screen shots. Because I know how much you Democrats enjoy and respect ‘dissenting opinion’.
Take your screen shot of Donna’s new face up there and compare it to the pictures on her website. She’s had work done I think. That must be nice to afford that on an $18,000 salary. How does she do it, serr8d? I can use one of those full body ones.
It sounds like you are the one doing all the whining serr8d… “whine, whine, whine…”
[...] on State Representative Donna Rowland for voting “present not voting” 83% of the time. The Rutherford County Democratic Party eagerly picked up on the story claiming Rowland was only working for them 17% of the time. It doesn’t appear they even tried [...]